Key Insider Tips about Traditional Publishing

Key Insider Tips about Traditional Publishing

Most of the aspiring authors I talk to want very much to be published by a traditional publisher right now. You may understand the feeling. (I certainly do!) And, there’s often a lot these hardworking, big-dreaming authors don’t yet know about how the biz works. Today I’m offering some key insider tips about the traditional … Read more

Three Types of Memoirs that Sell

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“Do you think my memoir can get published?” A client recently posed this question at the top of the hour we had scheduled for a book consultation. If I’m honest, it’s a question I sort of dread. It asks for a black-or-white answer to a question that’s decidedly gray. When this kind of question lands on … Read more

Approaching a Publisher: You Gotta Have One or the Other

Approaching a publisher

When I started KN Literary, I used to write, edit and coach most of our clients. But as we’ve grown, so have my responsibilities. There was a point about two years ago when I had to stop taking on long-term editorial and writing projects. Why? Because I spent most of my time on projects being … Read more

Twenty-Five Publishers Who Want Your Proposal

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So. You’ve put the finishing touches on your book proposal. You’ve taken your idea, fleshed it out into an outline, and concisely explained who will read it, what they’ll get from doing so, when they’ll need your book, where they’ll find it, and why you’re the best person to deliver the goods. This is a … Read more

Three Steps to Estimating Your Word Count

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Today, we diverge from our regularly scheduled program to bring you a math lesson. Groan. I know. But if you’ve spent any time working on a book proposal, you know that one piece of information prospective agents and publishers want to know requires you to do some futuristic math. Even though you haven’t written the … Read more

Why “Platform” Is the Most Important Word in Publishing Today

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If you are thinking of writing a book–but don’t yet know what a “platform” is–then this video is just for you! Author platform is THE buzzword in the book biz these days, and “What’s your platform?” is the first question an agent or editor is going to ask you when you tell them about your … Read more

How to Find Literary Representation: The Who, What and How of Agents

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One of the most common questions we get at KN Literary arts is, “Will you agent my book?” While we are not a literary agency, we *do* help authors get ready to send their proposals out on agent submission. In this video, I answer the most frequently asked questions we get about the agenting process. … Read more

How to Get Your Book Published: What You Need to Know About Publishing Today

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Interested in having your book published by one of the big publishers? The book publishing business has changed in recent years, and you’re going to need to understand these changes if your heart is set on the traditional publishing route. This short video gives you a good overview of these changes, as well as the … Read more

Editor’s Pick: Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton

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Only once before in my life have I had the luck to receive a galley (for those of you who are not publishing types, a galley is an early review copy of a soon-to-be-published book) for a book that I was fairly certain would end up as a New York Times bestseller. The first was … Read more